US v. Arnel Hategekimana

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 23-4206

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

v.

ARNEL HATEGEKIMANA, a/k/a Dominique Cash Robinson, a/k/a Homie,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, at
Martinsburg. Gina M. Groh, District Judge. (3:20-cr-00027-GMG-RWT-1)

Submitted: April 29, 2026 Decided: August 7, 2026

Before QUATTLEBAUM and BENJAMIN, Circuit Judges, and KEENAN, Senior Circuit
Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

ON BRIEF: Wesley P. Page, Federal Public Defender, Jonathan D. Byrne, OFFICE OF
THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Charleston, West Virginia, for Appellant.
Randolph J. Bernard, Acting United States Attorney, Wheeling, West Virginia, Lara K.
Omps-Botteicher, Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
ATTORNEY, Martinsburg, West Virginia, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Arnel Hategekimana appeals from his conviction—following a bench trial—on six
counts stemming from a controlled purchase of narcotics in Martinsburg, West Virginia.
On appeal, he argues the district court abused its discretion when denying his motion to
suppress without an evidentiary hearing and when admitting certain testimony at trial. We
have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm. We dispense
with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the
materials before us and argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED